JP Fletcher Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The JP Fletcher Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to K-12 education, the environment, and health.
IP TAKE: The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines. This is a tough nut to crack, but call the foundation to learn more about how it makes grants, and to potentially get on its funding radar.
PROFILE: Established in 2014, the JP Fletcher Foundation is associated with billionaire Hansjorg Wyss and steered by president Rosamund Zander, a family therapist and an executive coach. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the JP Fletcher Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to K-12 education, the environment, and health.
Grants for the Environment
The JP Fletcher Foundation’s tax filings suggest that the environment, particularly climate change and land conservation, is a top priority. It also has an interest in environmental education. In Maine, it has supported long running land conservation organization Vinalhaven Land Trust, for instance. The larger Wyss Foundation is a major environmental charity.
Grants for Health
The foundation earmarks funds for health, particularly children’s health, giving a 7-figure gift recently to the Children's Hospital Corporation in Boston. The foundation also gave $25.5 million to establish the Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Grantmaking Insights
Grants range from $20,000 to $699,950. In a recent year, the foundation gave away around $1.7 million. Learn more about this funder’s giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses primarily on Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. Past local grantees include Cold Spring School, Peace Ridge Sanctuary, Vinalhaven Eldercare Services, and Maine Historical Society.
The foundation keeps a low profile and does not detail its application process. The foundation lists an address and a phone number, however.
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CONTACT:
JP Fletcher Foundation
P.O. Box 380188
Cambridge, MA 02238
